My Son Got Bit By A Dog Yesterday, Should The Dog Be Put Down?
my son had to get three stitches in his arm. It happened in his friends garden, his friend pushed him against the side gate and the dog jumped up and bit him, the owner of the dog was very abusive when i called around and told her
no
dogs bite its the same as a kid biting
you cant kill something cos it bit him it aint yours to kill and dogs guard the territory your sons and his mates fought for going to close
I’m not sure on the legal side of whether the dog should be put down but i do suggest you report it to your local council for sure. Let them take care of it.
Did you report the bite? The pet owner is fully responsible for the dog.
Why should the dog be put down? it felt threatened so it bit.Should the little boy be put down for pushing your son?
I would however make sure the dog has it’s vaccines..and if the dog has previous history of biting that would defiantly be something to consider.
Hope your little man is doing fine.
Call the police and report the dog bite. The health department needs to be advised so the dog can be observed to make sure it is not rabid. Whenever a child is bitten and requires stitches, the authorities need to be advised. If this dog has a habit of this behavior, the authorities will make the decision of what to do about the animal.
call the cops…when i got bit they forced the owners to put a muzzle on the dog for a certain amount of days. (They didn’t really enforce it) Later the same dog attacked a cat..then she was put to sleep.
It all depends – you don’t have a whole lot of details here, but where was the dog, and where was your son when he hit the gate. It may be that the dog was jumping to say “hi” and accidentally caught your son with a tooth. It may be that the dog felt threatened and that your son was invading his yard.
If in fact it was a vicious attack, which was totally unprovoked, then yes, the dog should be put down before another bite happens.
However, if the dog was provoked, even accidentally, by the incident, then no, the dog should not be destroyed.
The dog was gated into its private property. Are there signs that say beware of dog? Besides the stitches, your son is fine. So why would you want to kill a perfectly healthy dog?
I think more information is needed. First, dogs only defense is biting or nipping. If someone pushed your son into the dog and it scared him, he responded naturally. I don’t believe just because a dog bites once, it’s reason to put the dog down. Is the dog mean? Has it happened before? Under what circumstances? Even if it has snapped before, the conditions, such as if the dog is chained and kids are pestering it, may make the animal feel defensive. Again, I would ask the owner for the Vet records to make sure it’s up to date on shots and then contact the Vet directly to get more information about the dog.
I think the dog shouldn’t be put down, I mean the quote ” Everybody gets a second chance” wasn’t made for nothing you know. You could put the dog to shelter, i mean he was abuse, how would you think the dog have felt
Hell no. Don’t kill the dog for a mistake.
absolutely not! a dog shouldnt get put down for being brought up badly. call the animal cruelty center and your local vet. tell them that you know a dog that is unmanerly and being abused. make sure the dog is taken from the home by an animal rescue center .
Report it to the police. They’ll be able to advise you according to the law on such matters. I hope your son’s arm gets better soon.
No, sorry I don’t think that the dog should be put down. Your son’s friend pushed him against a fence and the dog was doing what he was trained to do-to defend his property. the dog can’t possibly know that “ok, this is a little boy and not a burgular.” I am sorry it happened to your son and glad he is okay despite the stiches. It is the owner’s fault, sue him. Don’t blame the dog for doing his job as he saw it.
you need to inform the police and they will advise you on the course of action
ask the RSPCA to check it out.
I personally think it sounds like the dog was only defending it’s own home and garden. It shouldn’t be blamed or murdered for doing what it’s meant to.
Kids make a lot of noise and run around, so they may have got the dog over-excited before this happened.
I’m so sorry your son got hurt and I do hope he gets better very soon.
No
police report
either way that dog need out of that home, its obvious they are doing something wrong, a normaly trained dog wouldnt do that, and if he bit before without the owners doing anything then they aint going to do anything…and that mean the dog is going to continue being a danger to any human in that neighbourhood
so definantly file an complaint with the police, both for your child, your neighbourhood and the dogs sake, that dog dont have it good there with owners who dont know how to treat it rigth. And that they are abusive in langue is just another sign that they may be abusive as persons.
dont have any more contact with them and obviously keep your kid away from those people, if he wants to play with his friend anymore, then have the friend come over to your place.
I have thre children and would be very stressed, angry and upset in your situation too. However, I also have two german shephard dogs and two horrid children who live next door to me ( not saying your son is horrid) just sayig that tese two are. They have lots of friends round while the mother is at work and the riends and them taunt my dogs and they run ito my garden. I shout at them that ‘ what happens if my dog bites you? where does it leave me, I know you say it was an accidnet with your son falling into the fence and I would be mad if a dog done this to my child and the owner had the audacity to be rude about the matter instead of sympathetic and apologetic, another case of a rbish owner, but i can definately see the both sides here,I wouldnt like to havemy dogput sown because he bit one of those horrid kids but i think if it has bitten before then yes next time might not be a childs arm, it could have been your sons eye, so it is a tough one and I would leave the dicision to the police, you must get them involved. Good luck and best wishes to your little boy he must be very anxious now about dogs and that is not right, tell him that they can be lovely friends to have.
i’d call the rspca or the local police and report it i’m sure it breaching The Control of Dogs Order or the dangerous dog act
No Dog deserves to be killed unless it killed someone else. but i do think the owner of the dog needs to pay your hospitol bill
Absolutely not. I was mauled by a German Shepard in 1st grade. And I fully admit the traumatizing event fully changed my life. Do not blame the dog, the only person you should blame is the owner. A dogs attitude or personality represents how it was trained or treated. I found out that the dog that attacked me was beaten and forced to run on a tread-mill and was just full of anger. I told my mother not to have to dog put to sleep because of this reason. I sued the owner and the dog was taken out of the house and put up for adoption.
what type of dog is it? it might of just got a fright when the boy pushed him but i think u should talk to someone like an animal shelter person or some body like that and see if the dog was acting mean or just scared of the sound cause some dogs freak out when they hear a sound that they weren’t expecting
I have dogs and would be devastated if they bit a child so I make sure my dogs are well socialised around children.
You have to do what you think is right, only you have the full facts of what occurred between your little boy, his friend and the dog. I suggest you take time to calm down as you must be feeling very angry right now, then decide what you want to do.
As a dog owner I see it my duty to protect the public and if my neighbours child was bitten for whatever reason I would be really upset, if it was a scratch from a tooth or nail then obviously this would be an accident but a bite which requires stitches is serious, for the child and its parents. The dog needs to be kept under control and away from children.
if the owner of the dog got abusive with you then i would say that the chances are he/she will not do anything! as the dog has done it before clearly nothing has been done about it i would take the matter further. what you have to think about is what if it was a younger child this dog got hold of?? what type of dog is it???
if it was my child i would take the matter further even though im a dog lover this dog clearly has not been brought up right!!!!
Any responsible dog owner would not let this dog off lightly.
too many people are too soft.
The owner of this dog has to pay the bills, but its a mistake
of the childs.
Report this to the police instead of telling us !!
However make sure of your facts before going to them.
Are you sure your son wasn’t hanging over the fence ?
We once had to get a dog put down because a boy burned him with a cigarette, the dog, understandably bit him, and the boy, even though we saw him and the dog was on the lead, denied doing it and said the dog had just turned on him.
As for the abusive owner don’t go back.
Just phone the police.
oh a lab, that proves, nasty owner nasty dog, its a shame the dog had to be like this but if your son bleed,in your case got stitches yes you have the legal right to put the dog down
poor dog
stupid owner
You need to call your local ACO immediately (if the doctor who stitched up your husband didn’t do it already). Find out from the ACO what you need to do.
I would file charges for assault as well as suing for medical bills and pain and suffering for your son.
Yes, the dog should be put down and the kid should be in jail.